CHICAGO (March 10, 2012)—Twelve housewares suppliers ranging from name brands to small entrepreneurs were honored as winners of the first annual IHA Innovation Awards today. The winners in each of 12 categories were announced on the first day of the 2012 International Home + Housewares Show, now taking place through Tuesday, March 13 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Winners…
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IHA Giveaway: Trudeau!
The 2012 International Home + Housewares Show is just over a week away and we're sure to see all kinds of amazing new items for the home from kitchen gadgets to mufti-purpose appliances to modern storage systems. This week's giveaway comes to you from a company that specializes in that "kitchen gadgets" category, Trudeau!Trudeau is offering up a Stess-Less Can Opener and an…
CONTINUE READINGLooking Ahead To 2012
By: Phil Brandl As we look ahead to 2012, the International Housewares Association would like to wish everyone a very prosperous New Year! The biggest news from IHA for 2012 has to be the inclusion of a fourth day to the annual International Home + Housewares Show for this year's event, now slated for March 10-13. The 2012 Show will open this year on Saturday at 12:30…
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Housewares History: Mixing it up!
By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator Multi-tasking in the kitchen with Sunbeam What kitchen appliance created such a stir in American homes that nearly 70 years after its premier it merited its own U.S. postage stamp as an icon of household convenience? You probably had one in a kitchen during your lifetime—the Sunbeam Mixmaster. In 1929 when the Mixmaster…
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Antique or Modern? A Look at Kitchen Evolution
By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator In the late 1800s, home economists and social reformers focused their attention on the functionality of the American kitchen and improving the efficiency of domestic labor. Kitchen furnishings were spare, with an assortment of simple work tables, cupboards and wall shelves. By 1900, the pace of change sped up. Industrialization…
CONTINUE READINGTop Dine + Design Blog Posts from the 2010 International Home + Housewares Show
If there is a set of words commonly used to describe the products at the International Home + Housewares Show, the list would include phrases like "the latest and greatest", "the industry's first", "groundbreaking technology" and so on. In conjunction with the thousands of new home and housewares products that move the industry forward each year, IHA has improved the…
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